Official UK procurement notice
Responsible Procurement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe framework will be designed to help higher education institutions and the wider public sector achieve responsible procurement outcomes across a number of key areas. It aims to cover aspects such as modern day slavery & ethical supply chain due diligence, social value, ESG, EDI, and varying consultancy services.
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Data transmission services · Environmental services · Equal opportunities consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Industry specific software package · Social research services · Software consultancy services · Software package and information systems · Software support services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Responsible Procurement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2025, 13:48 BST
- Authority reference
RP4066 SU- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065595- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aca1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published379 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published374 days ago15 Oct 2025, 13:48 BST
- Market engagement329 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice expected207 days ago31 Mar 2026, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago1 Oct 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Oct 2025, 13:48 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)
The date has been amended in the Mercell system to reflect the survey response deadline date stated in the Preliminary Market Engagement documentation. The end of the engagement period remains the same.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender